Cover Talent: Samantha Lockwood
Photographer Daria Valiguras
Makeup & Hair Nataliia Malakhova
Wardrobe Confessional Showroom Miami
Vase Earrings @fleurings by Samantha Lockwood
Rhonda / Ouch! Editor: @ouchmagazineny
A Line of Fire is arriving at a moment when female-led action roles are evolving beyond traditional archetypes. What kind of women on screen inspire you, and where do you see your character fitting into that conversation?
The women who move me most on screen are the ones who carry contradictions — strength and vulnerability living in the same breath. I’m drawn to characters who don’t have to choose between being powerful and being human. In A Line of Fire, my character sits right in that space. She’s not defined by her toughness alone; she’s defined by what she’s willing to risk and why. I think that’s where the conversation around female action roles is heading — less about proving women can “keep up” and more about asking what women bring that nobody else does.
You have this fascinating intersection of Hollywood legacy, wellness culture, and entrepreneurship. Which version of Samantha do you feel most connected to right now?
Honestly, the one who is creating. Whether that’s stepping into a character, designing a piece, or building something from the ground up — that act of making something where nothing existed before is what lights me up most right now. The legacy, the wellness, the entrepreneurship — they’re all threads in the same fabric. But in this chapter, I feel most alive when I’m building.
Growing up around the industry can either make someone run from Hollywood or embrace it. Was there a moment when acting stopped feeling like part of your family history and became your own calling?
I’ve never felt entirely pulled toward Hollywood, nor entirely repulsed by it — but I have watched certain behaviors in this industry and felt a deep resistance to them. And honestly, that resistance became its own kind of compass. It made me want to step into my career with a different sense of integrity — in how I carry myself, in how I show up as an actor and as a public figure. Grace matters to me. It’s not old-fashioned, it’s a choice. As for family pressure — there was never any. I wasn’t handed this path or pushed toward it. What I did have was my father, and we would do voices together, and I just always felt something natural in it. I trusted that if I stayed ready, the right part, the right director, the right moment would find me. And I think it has.
Your life has taken you from film sets to yoga studios to launching your own designs. Do you thrive on reinvention, or do all those pursuits feel like different expressions of the same creative instinct?
I’m not sure I relate to the word reinvention — it implies I’m becoming someone new each time, and that’s not how it feels from the inside. I think if you’re an artistic spirit, there’s no rule that says you can only express yourself in one medium. Who says an actor can’t also crochet, or paint, or design jewelry? For me, acting, teaching Bikram yoga, and creating my vase jewelry are all just coming from the same place — from me, from who I am. With the jewelry “Fleurings” especially, I’ve been so moved by the response. These are earrings and necklaces that actually hold water and keep fresh flowers alive, and over the years they found their way to Vogue — named one of the top ten gifts that bring joy — and to magazines across Japan and beyond, all within this beautiful niche world of weddings and flower lovers. There’s something deeply satisfying about creating something purely from your imagination and discovering that strangers around the world connect with it, whether that’s a piece of jewelry or a film. And teaching yoga carries its own performance energy too — you’re using your voice, your intuition, your whole presence to move a room full of people. It’s not so different from being on a stage. For me, it’s all one thread.
Action films can be incredibly demanding. What rituals, routines, or wellness practices helped keep you grounded while filming A Line of Fire?
I’d say all films are demanding, not just action — but my daily wellness practices absolutely kept me grounded and physically prepared. In the month before we shot, I was swimming a lot, which is something I return to whenever I have the opportunity. During filming it was mainly Bikram yoga, hot yoga, and some Pilates woven in. But honestly my favorite grounding ritual is simply a long walk — on the beach in Miami, or hiking in the mountains in Hawaii a couple of times a week. There’s something about moving through nature that resets everything. I’m also a big believer in the sauna — I visit a Russian Turkish bathhouse two or three times a week as part of my regular health routine, and that’s been huge for recovery and overall well being. And then to bookend the day, I love a guided listening meditation, either in the morning or the evening. That stillness is what keeps the noise at bay when everything around you is moving fast.
You’ve spent time living in places like Hawaii and now Miami — both places with strong identities and unique energies. How have those environments shaped your outlook and personal style?
Hawaii taught me to slow down and trust nature’s rhythm — that ease and power can coexist. Miami brought fire, color, and a kind of bold femininity I hadn’t fully tapped into before. Both places have a relationship with the body, with the sun, with living outdoors, and I think that’s shaped how I move through the world and honestly how I design — there’s always warmth, always intention, always something that feels alive rather than constructed. If I had to distill it simply — Hawaii teaches you grace, and Miami teaches you to have fun.
There’s a growing conversation around women defining success on their own terms. What does success look like to you today compared to ten years ago?
Ten years ago, success felt like external validation — the right role, the right recognition, being seen in the right way. Today it feels like alignment. Am I building something that reflects my actual values? Am I showing up as the fullest version of myself? My mother built an extraordinary career on her terms, and watching her do that quietly rewired how I define achievement. Success now is about integrity of vision — in business, in creativity, in how I live.
Your mother was known for breaking barriers as both an actress and entrepreneur. What’s the most valuable lesson you inherited from her that still guides you today?
She showed me that you don’t have to wait for permission. She didn’t pause at the edges of what was expected — she simply moved forward with clarity and conviction and built the door herself when there wasn’t one. That lesson is baked into everything I do. Whether I’m developing a character or launching a new design, I try to lead with that same certainty — not arrogance, but trust. Trust in your vision, trust in your preparation, trust in yourself.
Social media often encourages people to curate a polished version of themselves. What’s something about Samantha Lockwood that people are usually surprised to learn once they meet you?
That I can be introverted. I think people expect someone who grew up around sets and is now in the public eye to be naturally extroverted, but I recharge in quiet spaces. The public-facing version of me is real — but she’s just one layer of a person who very much needs stillness to function.
People are often surprised that I’m actually pretty low-key and introspective in real life. I love beauty and glamour, but I’m just as happy barefoot on a beach, talking philosophy, or obsessing over animals and nature.
I have little obsession with flowers: hibiscus, orchids, peonies, jasmine, gardenias, and purple roses, and my dear friend Malia jokingly calls me “the scientist.” It’s not entirely wrong. My grandfather was a botanist, my grandmother had an enormous collection of fruiting trees and plants, and on my father’s side, my grandfather John Yurosek was one of the founders of Bunny Luv carrots and is credited with inventing the baby carrot. My dad, actor Gary Lockwood loves gardening and we have always grown most of our own fruits and vegetables at his house. So it’s in my blood!
Fun story, just as an example of how much I get into things … in high school I had somewhere between twelve and fifteen aquariums. I was very into the aquarium hobby. I was actually breeding fish — at one point I seriously considered becoming a marine biologist. I’ve always been genuinely fascinated by natural sciences, botany, oceanography, biohacking, the human body. So yes, there’s the actress and the designer and the yogi — but underneath all of that is someone who could just as easily spend an afternoon tending to her bettas, hanging with my animals, reading about marine news or repotting a plant and be completely content.
You’re entering this new chapter with A Line of Fire reaching a global audience. What feels most exciting to you right now — the opportunities ahead or the person you’re becoming through the process?
Reaching a global audience with A Line of Fire is genuinely thrilling — that part excites me enormously. But as for the person I’m becoming, I’ll be honest — I feel like I’ve always known who I am at my core. I was born with a strong sense of self, and that hasn’t really wavered. I’m a grounded, fearless, unapologetic woman who knows her power, loves who sh
